For the purpose of effectively administering this chapter, the Commissionermay:
1. Establish programs as are deemed necessary for the management ofthreatened or endangered species.
2. Accept funds for a special account or other gifts or grants from anysource for use in the furtherance of this chapter. Funds collected forservices on articles determined by the Commissioner to be beyond the scope ofthis chapter shall revert to the fund from which expended.
3. Enter into reciprocal agreements with responsible officers of other statesunder which any part of this chapter would benefit.
4. Issue a permit authorizing the removal, taking, or destruction ofthreatened or endangered species on the state list upon good cause shown andwhere necessary to alleviate damage to property, the impact on progressivedevelopment, or protect human health, provided that such action does notviolate federal laws or regulations.
5. Stop sale, seize, or return to point of origin at the owner's expense, anythreatened or endangered species or part thereof if the Commissionerdetermines the owner has violated any of the provisions of this chapter orthe regulations adopted hereunder. Any threatened or endangered species orpart thereof seized may be disposed of at the discretion of the Commissioner.
6. Seek, in those situations where permission to enter property is denied bythe owner or occupant, an administrative inspection warrant signed by anyjudge of any circuit court whose territorial jurisdiction encompasses theproperty to be inspected, authorizing the Commissioner to make inspections ordevelop other biological data for the proper management of any threatened orendangered species. The issuance of an administrative inspection warrantpursuant hereto shall conform, insofar as is practicable, to the requirementsand guidelines set forth in Chapter 24 (§ 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2relating to the issuance of inspection warrants in connection with themanufacturing or emitting of a toxic substance.
(1979, c. 372, §§ 3.1-1022, 3.1-1024; 1985, c. 326; 2008, c. 860.)
For the purpose of effectively administering this chapter, the Commissionermay:
1. Establish programs as are deemed necessary for the management ofthreatened or endangered species.
2. Accept funds for a special account or other gifts or grants from anysource for use in the furtherance of this chapter. Funds collected forservices on articles determined by the Commissioner to be beyond the scope ofthis chapter shall revert to the fund from which expended.
3. Enter into reciprocal agreements with responsible officers of other statesunder which any part of this chapter would benefit.
4. Issue a permit authorizing the removal, taking, or destruction ofthreatened or endangered species on the state list upon good cause shown andwhere necessary to alleviate damage to property, the impact on progressivedevelopment, or protect human health, provided that such action does notviolate federal laws or regulations.
5. Stop sale, seize, or return to point of origin at the owner's expense, anythreatened or endangered species or part thereof if the Commissionerdetermines the owner has violated any of the provisions of this chapter orthe regulations adopted hereunder. Any threatened or endangered species orpart thereof seized may be disposed of at the discretion of the Commissioner.
6. Seek, in those situations where permission to enter property is denied bythe owner or occupant, an administrative inspection warrant signed by anyjudge of any circuit court whose territorial jurisdiction encompasses theproperty to be inspected, authorizing the Commissioner to make inspections ordevelop other biological data for the proper management of any threatened orendangered species. The issuance of an administrative inspection warrantpursuant hereto shall conform, insofar as is practicable, to the requirementsand guidelines set forth in Chapter 24 (§ 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2relating to the issuance of inspection warrants in connection with themanufacturing or emitting of a toxic substance.
(1979, c. 372, §§ 3.1-1022, 3.1-1024; 1985, c. 326; 2008, c. 860.)
For the purpose of effectively administering this chapter, the Commissionermay:
1. Establish programs as are deemed necessary for the management ofthreatened or endangered species.
2. Accept funds for a special account or other gifts or grants from anysource for use in the furtherance of this chapter. Funds collected forservices on articles determined by the Commissioner to be beyond the scope ofthis chapter shall revert to the fund from which expended.
3. Enter into reciprocal agreements with responsible officers of other statesunder which any part of this chapter would benefit.
4. Issue a permit authorizing the removal, taking, or destruction ofthreatened or endangered species on the state list upon good cause shown andwhere necessary to alleviate damage to property, the impact on progressivedevelopment, or protect human health, provided that such action does notviolate federal laws or regulations.
5. Stop sale, seize, or return to point of origin at the owner's expense, anythreatened or endangered species or part thereof if the Commissionerdetermines the owner has violated any of the provisions of this chapter orthe regulations adopted hereunder. Any threatened or endangered species orpart thereof seized may be disposed of at the discretion of the Commissioner.
6. Seek, in those situations where permission to enter property is denied bythe owner or occupant, an administrative inspection warrant signed by anyjudge of any circuit court whose territorial jurisdiction encompasses theproperty to be inspected, authorizing the Commissioner to make inspections ordevelop other biological data for the proper management of any threatened orendangered species. The issuance of an administrative inspection warrantpursuant hereto shall conform, insofar as is practicable, to the requirementsand guidelines set forth in Chapter 24 (§ 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2relating to the issuance of inspection warrants in connection with themanufacturing or emitting of a toxic substance.
(1979, c. 372, §§ 3.1-1022, 3.1-1024; 1985, c. 326; 2008, c. 860.)
